Political Parties Definition: Groups of individuals with common political beliefs. U.S. Government is conducive to political parties because the Executive and Legislative branch must work together. Two Party System - Founding Fathers were against having political parties – felt they would corrupt government (for example: George Washington had a diverse cabinet – different political beliefs)
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Political Parties Definition: Groups of individuals with common political beliefs. U.S. Government is conducive to political parties because the Executive.
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Political PartiesDefinition: Groups of individuals with
common political beliefs.U.S. Government is conducive to
political parties because the Executive and Legislative branch must work together.
Two Party System -Founding Fathers were against having political parties – felt they would corrupt government (for example: George Washington had a diverse cabinet – different political beliefs)
First Parties Federalists
Alexander Hamilton
and John Adams Favored active Federal
Government
Pro-British Foreign Policy
Democratic-Republican (today’s Democratic Party) – Thomas Jefferson
Limited Federal Government
Pro-French Foreign Policy
Referred to as Republicans
Held the Presidential office for 28 years after Jefferson became President, resulted in a one-party system, Federalists fell apart.
Two Party System - Revived
National Republicans
- John Quincy Adams
Federal Government actively promotes economy
Democratic-Republicans
– Andrew Jackson
By 1828, became known as the Democratic Party
Control the Presidency from 1828 – 1860
(Civil War shift)
1860-Emergence of Today’s Parties
Republican Party (Abraham Lincoln)
Opposed expansion of slavery West
Believed in Nationalism
Democratic Party
Favored expansion of slavery West
States’ rights
(States before National Government)
1860 – 1912: Republicans dominate Presidency
“New Deal” - 1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democrats control Congress for the next 48 years (until 1980 – election of Ronald Reagan)